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Kick The Curb

by Blackbeard's Tea Party

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1.
Waves 02:43
2.
Roll And Go 02:59
Now we are ready to head for the horn Way-hey roll and go Our boots and our clothes are all in pawn To me rollickin' randy-dandy oh Heave a pawl, heave away Way-hey roll and go The anchor's on board and the cable's all stored To me rollickin' rand-dandy oh Soon we'll be warping her out through the lock Way-hey roll and go Where the pretty young girls come down in their flocks To me rollickin' rand-dandy oh Heave a pawl, heave away Way-hey roll and go The anchor's on board and the cable's all stored To me rollickin' rand-dandy oh Roll and go! Come breast the bar bullies. Roll and go! And heave her away. Roll and go! Soon we'll be rolling. Roll and go! Be rolling her way down the bay. Roll and go! Sing goodbye to Sally. Roll and go! And sing goodbye to Sue. Roll and go! For we are the boys. Roll and go! The boys who can kick her through. Roll and go! Oh man the stout capstain. Roll and go! And heave with a will. Roll and go! Soon we'll be driving. Roll and go! Be driving her way down the hill. Roll and go! Heave away bullies. Roll and go! You parish rigged bums. Roll and go! Take your hands from your pockets. Roll and go! And don't you suck your thumbs. Roust her up bullies the wind's drawing free Way-hey roll and go Get your glad rags on and we'll drive her to sea To me rollickin' rand-dandy oh Heave a pawl, heave away Way-hey roll and go The anchor's on board and the cable's all stored To me rollickin' rand-dandy oh Heave a pawl, heave away Way-hey roll and go The anchor's on board and the cable's all stored To me rollickin' rand-dandy oh.
3.
Jim Jones 03:53
Listen to my story, listen to my tale Across the sea from England I was condemned to sail A jury found me guilty and the judge said to me For life, boy, I'm sending you across the sea But take a little warning before you join the gang One day you're gonna mess up boy and then you're gonna hang One day you're gonna hang boy and then Jim Jones Well up on the gallows the crows will pick your bones On Botany Bay On Botany Bay On Botany Bay The winds were high upon the sea when pirates came along But the soldiers on our convict ship were five hundred strong The soldiers soon drove those pirates away Oh god I'd rather've been a pirate than gone to Botany Bay The waves were high and the rain poured in gales I wish I'd died right there and then than gone to New South Wales No chance for mischief there believe me when I say They'll beat the poaching out of you on Botany Bay On Botany Bay On Botany Bay On Botany Bay Day and night in irons like poor galley slaves We toil and we toil just to fill dishonoured graves But soon I'll slip my chains and to the bush I'll go Join those bush-rangers Jack Donoghue and co Then one dark night when all is quiet in the town I'll get my captors one and all, I'll gun the floggers down I'll give them all a little taste, believe me when I say They'll regret the day they put me on Botany Bay On Botany Bay On Botany Bay On Botany Bay On Botany Bay
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5.
Huldra 04:38
One girl likes to dress in red with ribbons in her hair She dances like a summer breeze, as light as morning air The other likes to dress in white and runs so speedily And sings so sweetly she can charm the birds down from the trees One girl likes to catch your eye then quickly look away She teases with a gentle smile and holds you in her sway The other likes take your hand and lead you through the night And lay you down upon a bed of purest blossom white Never stray far from home Never stray far from home Fall prey to seduction and satisfy them well They'll entice you every night until you break the spell Their loveliness will phase you but they'll never let you see That behind each girl's a hollow trunk, a black and rotting tree The red girl will pluck out your eyes and wear them as her own She will make you beg and cry and wish you'd stayed at home The white girl will cut out your tongue and sing a tune so fine They have lured many men and left them mute and blind Never stray far from home Never stray far from home Never stray far from home Never stray far from home Never take a glass of wine with these sisters two They'll tear apart your body 'til there's nothing left of you The red girl will drain your blood to dye her dresses in The white girl will carve your bones and wear your teeth as skin Never stray far from home Never stray far from home Never stray far from home Never stray far from home Never stray far from home Never stray far from home Never stray far from home Never stray far from home Never stray far from home Never stray far from home
6.
Never seen such a sight since I was born As a big buck navvy with his sea boots on when John's Gone to Hilo Poor old man Oh wake her, and shake her, And wake that girl with the blue dress on when John's Gone to Hilo Poor old man I have a little girl across the sea She's a 'badian beauty and she says to me well John's Gone to Hilo Poor old man Oh wake her, and shake her And wake that girl with the blue dress on when John's Gone to Hilo Poor old man Were you ever in Mobile Bay A-screwin' cotton on a summer's day when John's Gone to Hilo John's Gone to Hilo John's Gone to Hilo John's Gone to Hilo John's Gone to Hilo John's Gone to Hilo Poor old man
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8.
Deeper Well 03:16
The sun burned hot, it burned my eyes Burned so hot I thought I'd died Thought I'd died and gone to hell Looking for the water in a deeper well I went to the river but the river was dry Fell to my knees, looked to the sky Looked to the sky, the spring rain fell I saw the water from a deeper well Well, well, well, well Looking for the water from a deeper well I was ready for love, I was ready for the money Ready for blood, I was ready for the honey Ready for the winning, ready for the bell Looking for the water from a deeper well I found some love and I found some money Found that blood would drip from the honey Found I had a thirst that I could not quell Looking for the water from a deeper well Well, well, well, well Looking for the water from a deeper well Well I did it for kicks, I did it for faith I did it for lust, I did it for hate I did it for need, I did it for love Addiction stayed on tight like a glove So I ran with the moon and I ran with the night The three of us were a terrible sight Nipple to the bottle to the gun to the cell To the bottom of a hole of a deeper well I rocked with the cradle and I rolled with the rage I shook those walls and I rattled that cage I took my troubles down a dead-end trail Reaching out a hand for a holier grail Hey there mother did you carry that load Did you tell your boy about the bend in the road 'Bout the rebel yell, 'bout the one that fell Looking for the water from a deeper well Well, well, well, well Looking for the water from a deeper well Looking for the water from a deeper well Looking for the water from a deeper well Looking for the water from a deeper well
9.
Down, down at The Dog and Duck There with all of the bros Pissing in the corner, spilling champagne When you've got enough dosh you know that anything goes Well in comes Alex, powder on his lip He's giving his knees a rub He learned everything he knows in The Bullingdon Club Everything he knows in The Bullingdon Club He learned everything he knows in The Bullingdon Club Then in step I, a platter held high A twelve bird roast I said You should've seen Dave's face when he pulled back the cloche Revealed a dead pig's head He was five inches deep when the landlord came in And tried to ban us from his pub But we learned everything we know in The Bullingdon Club Everything we know in The Bullingdon Club We learned everything we know in The Bullingdon Club So we beat that man And left him bleeding on the floor Smashed all the windows, wrote him a cheque You know they're easy to pay off when they're poor Meanwhile Gid's outside burning fifty-pound notes At the beggar as he rattles his tub For he learned everything he knows in The Bullingdon Club Everything he knows in The Bullingdon Club He learned everything he knows in The Bullingdon Club Now you say I brought this country to its knees Oh but it's still fois gras and caviar for me And you say I'm out of touch and I don't know how you feel But then again you've never shaken hands on a trillion pound Nuclear arms deal I learned everything I know in The Bullingdon Club Everything I know in The Bullingdon Club I learned everything I know in The Bullingdon Club Everything I know in The Bullingdon
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11.
My friends and I in a public house playing dominoes last night When all of a sudden the potman comes his face was like a kite "What's wrong," says Brown, "have you seen a ghost? Have you seen your aunt Marhiah?" "Oh me aunt Mariah be buggered," says he, "The bleeding pub's on fire." "On fire," says Brown, "what a bit of luck, come along and follow me. "Down in the cellar if the fire's not there we'll have a rare old spree." So we all went down and we followed brown, beer we could not miss, And we had not spent ten minutes there 'til we were all like this, Oh there was Brown upside down, mopping up the whisky on the floor. "Booze! Booze!" the firemen cried as they came knocking at the door, Oh don't let 'em in 'til it's all mopped up. Somebody shouted "MacIntyre!" And we all got blue-blind paralytic drunk when The Old Dun Cow caught fire. Well we got so drunk that we did not know half the bleeding pub had caught fire, Old Johnson had the DTs bad and wanted to retire. Just then we heard an almighty crash, half the bleeding roof gave way, We were caught in a firemen's hose but still we were all gay. "Oh let's get out," says a blind-eyed boy, "it's getting rather hot down here." "Don't be a fool," says a boozy bloke, "we've not drunk all the beer." So we grabbed some sacks and some old tin tacks and we shoved ourselves inside, And we got drinking that good old scotch 'til we were bleary eyed. Oh there was Brown upside down, mopping up the whisky on the floor. "Booze! Booze!" the firemen cried as they came knocking at the door, Oh don't let 'em in 'til it's all mopped up. Somebody shouted "MacIntyre!" And we all got blue-blind paralytic drunk when The Old Dun Cow caught fire. At last the firemen got inside, found us all dead drunk, But like true heroes there they stood they did not do a bunk, They saw the booze upon the floor, gave a massive yell, They took their helmets off and then upon their knees they fell. "At last, at last," the firemen cried, "At last we know the news." "Come on come on," cried all us lads, "Come on and have a booze." Oh there was Brown upside down, mopping up the whisky on the floor. "Booze! Booze!" the firemen cried as they came knocking at the door, Oh don't let 'em in 'til it's all mopped up. Somebody shouted "MacIntyre!" And we all got blue-blind paralytic drunk when The Old Dun Cow caught fire.
12.
Coats off, coats off Coats off for Britain there's a battle to be won On the stock exchange and on the dole Selling garden gnomes and digging coal It's coats off, coats off, Coats off for Britain everyone Coats off for Britain says her majesty From the bottom of her very gracious heart Trying to boost the nation with a royal proclamation To encourage everyone to play their part But as politicians palter and the bills remain unpaid Her step will never falter and her smile will never fade Dutifully doing what she's born and bred to do Working hard from morn 'til late Receiving dreary heads of state Arranging royal weddings and a royal birth or two For me and you To see us through And on the royal yacht Britannia they'll be singing this Coats off, coats off Coats off for Britain there's a battle to be won On the stock exchange and on the dole Selling garden gnomes and digging coal It's coats off, coats off, Coats off for Britain everyone Coats off for Britain says the business man Flying to his island in the sun Trying to boost the nation with a cure for constipation Got to keep the British worker on the run He's a patriotic gentleman just put him to the test All he needs is the incentive and in Britain he'll invest Of course if taxes take their toll and strikes become a strain And profit margins start to shrink He'll have to have another think And maybe move his money into property in Spain He's not to blame You'd do the same And from his overseas tax haven he'll be singing this Coats off, coats off Coats off for Britain there's a battle to be won On the stock exchange and on the dole Selling garden gnomes and digging coal It's coats off, coats off, Coats off for Britain everyone Coast off for Britain says the working man Delivering Deliveroos non-stop Trying to boost the nation with a dash of perspiration But he'll never climb the ladder to the top Now the country is in crisis so don't strike for higher pay We must all make sacrifices and work harder every day We've got to pull our belts in it's the same for rich and poor Today the shelves are empty But tomorrow there'll be plenty It's the same old song we've heard it sung a million times before In peace and war Don't ask for more And through his zero hours contract he'll be singing this Coats off, coats off Coats off for Britain there's a battle to be won On the stock exchange and on the dole Selling garden gnomes and digging coal It's coats off, coats off, Coats off for Britain everyone It's coats off, coats off, Coats off for Britain everyone

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released September 30, 2022

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Making sea-shanties cool since 2009. Anarchic, fun-loving folk rock.

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